{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1652.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1652.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Applicant\" means:\n(A) an individual who seeks to contract for insurance or other health benefits under an individual Medicare supplement benefit plan; or\n(B) the proposed certificate holder of a group Medicare supplement benefit plan.\n(2) \"Approved regulatory program\" means a state regulatory program that complies with the requirements of Section 1882, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395ss).\n(3) \"Medicare\" means the Health Insurance for the Aged Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395 et seq.), as amended.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 4, eff. April 1, 2005.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES","SUBTITLE I. SPECIALIZED COVERAGES","CHAPTER 1652. MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT BENEFIT PLANS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1652.htm#1652.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"5117aac946df19dc3f80ef250365f03d074bc55e33e48f0280a83fbca48331fe","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1651.107","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1652.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}